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H.R.3374 / 115th Congress

End Drunk Driving Act of 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 24, 2017

End Drunk Driving Act of 2017 

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue a final rule prescribing or amending a federal motor vehicle safety standard that would prevent operation of a motor vehicle when the operator is under the influence of alcohol.

Such standard shall:

prevent the operation of the motor vehicle if the operator's blood alcohol content is above the legal limit; and

require the technology to be reliable and accurate, set at the legal limit, unobtrusive and fast, tamper-proof/circumvention-resistent, functionary in extreme environments, and easily maintained.

To meet grant requirements, a state must enact and enforce a law that requires the installation of an ignition interlock device for a minimum of 180 days on each motor vehicle operated by an individual convicted of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.

The bill prescribes compliance requirements and penalties for noncompliance.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · D–NY

Committees

  • Energy and Commerce Committee
  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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    1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

    2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

    3. Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    4. Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    5. Introduced in House

    6. Introduced in House

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